The Mongols made culture portable. It was not enough to merely exchange goods, because whole systems of knowledge had to be transported in order to use many of the new products...Jack Weatherford
Thus, Genghis Khan’s empire connected the major trade centers of China and Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Sea...Jack Weatherford
Genghis Khan recognized that warfare was not a sporting contest or a mere match between rivals; it was a total commitment of one people against another.Jack Weatherford
Genghis Khan not only allowed freedom of religion, but he often provided financial support and gratis to the religious institutions...Jack Weatherford
The Mongol administration not only tolerated but supported every religion that they encountered.Jack Weatherford
Experience had shown him that tribal warfare amounted to suicide, and he shifted from tribe-based society to one that was meritocratic.Jack Weatherford
In every country touched by the Mongols, they blister agricultural production.Jack Weatherford
Under the Mongols, for the first time in history, the writing of poetry emerged as a profession open to those with literary skills rather than simply to aristocrats who penned verses as an aristocratic hobby.Jack Weatherford
Thus Genghis Khan united more than just land and people. He linked together all the spiritual traditions of the world known to him.Jack Weatherford
Because of his pleasant treatment of them, local people often had a more favorable opinion of him than history tends to record.Jack Weatherford